Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 630	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR)	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Memory	8GB/128GB
Type	3000 mAh
Weight	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Biometrics	Optical in-screen fingerprint

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs	Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs
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